Hill People

12 Things You Might Not Know About Key Hill Leadership Aides

By National Journal Staff

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National Republican Senatorial Committee
John Cornyn, R-Texas
Rob Jesmer
Executive Director
The St. Paul, Minn., native and University of St. Thomas alumnus says that his young family--he and his wife have three children--occupies most of his time outside of the committee's well-appointed offices in the Ronald Reagan Republican Center. "I go home and change diapers and do story time," said Jesmer, 37.(Richard A. Bloom)

CORRECTION: The original version of this report gave an incorrect name for Sharon Soderstrom.

Every four years, National Journal devotes a special issue to profiling top congressional staffers. Among the 319 profiles in the latest Hill People issue, reporters uncovered insightful and colorful details about the lives of key aides, many of whom toil behind the scenes in relative anonymity. Here is a sampling from the Senate and House leadership teams: